Joinchat – Enhanced "click to chat" vs LinkFlow Chat – AI Chatbot With Social Media Buttons

Turn conversations into conversions Joinchat is the most installed plugin for WhatsApp: a customizable floating button that turns your visitors into chats, leads and sales. Built for conversion from the very first click: eye-catching CTAs, dynamic start messages, native WooCommerce integration and built-in analytics to measure every conversation. 🌍 Joinchat, the global leader in WhatsApp click to chat 🗺️ Present in more than 176 countries 🏆 #1 chat solution in: 🇦🇷 Argentina 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇪🇸 Spain 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇨🇱 Chile 🇵🇪 Peru 🇵🇹 Portugal Source: BuiltWith® What you get with Joinchat A complete WhatsApp conversion toolkit for WordPress, designed to capture more leads and close more sales. Floating WhatsApp button that opens the WhatsApp app on mobile, and on desktop launches WhatsApp Desktop or WhatsApp Web and shows a scannable QR code. Eye-catching CTAs to greet visitors, present offers and start the chat with the right message. Dynamic start messages so every conversation arrives with full context (the page, the product, the price, the discount…). WooCommerce integration, with a contact button next to “Add to cart” and shop-specific CTAs. Analytics built in — 🆕 — Clicks counter in your WordPress dashboard. Events for Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel, plus Google Ads conversions. Lightweight and fast — JavaScript with no dependencies and lazy-loaded styles. No render-blocking. Customizable site-wide or at the page, product, category, etc. level. 🛡️ Say goodbye to the fear of WhatsApp bans Many companies lose their WhatsApp Business number for contacting customers first without consent. Joinchat flips the model: the visitor writes first, so every conversation starts aligned with WhatsApp’s official policies. The result: your business number protected and your customers reaching out when they need to, not the other way around. With Joinchat, you can unlock the full potential of WhatsApp’s “click to chat” feature. Take Joinchat further with Premium and AI Joinchat Free is just the start. Premium and AI unlock its full conversion potential. 🌍 Show or hide the button by country — 🆕 — geo-target your visitors with country-specific rules. Perfect for international stores, regional campaigns and multi-language sites. 💬 Add more support channels — extend beyond WhatsApp with Telegram, Facebook Messenger, phone calls and more, all from the same widget. 🕒 Multi-agent with custom schedules — assign chats to the right person at the right time. Each agent works their own hours and only takes chats when available, and you can set an alternative CTA when no agents are online. 🔁 Add a Chat Funnel — guided conversational flows that qualify and capture leads automatically with higher conversion than a form, 24/7, even when no one is at the desk. ✨ Add an AI agent — trained on your FAQs and website content. Answers visitors instantly, anytime, with the tone and knowledge you define. 👉 Get Joinchat Premium | 👉 Get Joinchat AI 📝 Settings at page or archive level You can change main settings on every Post, Page, Product or CPT and for Tag or Category archive pages. Edit your WhatsApp number, CTA, Start Message and Visibility options. 🔴 Show a notification Use a balloon on the button to get the visitor’s attention. In this way, you ensure that you do not miss any important message you want to give them, surprise them in a less intrusive way. 📯 Create call-to-action messages CTAs with Rich Chat: multiple chat bubbles with links, buttons, images or random text. Encourage users to contact you with a welcome message, offering help or promotions and offers. Read more 💬 Customize conversation start messages Defines a pre-loaded initial message for when the user contacts via WhatsApp. Add context with our “Dynamic Variables” and you will know what page the visitor is coming from or what product they are looking at when they start the chat. ✅ Opt-in text Opt-in is a users’ consent to receive messages from a business. Write a text with the conditions under which the visitor contacts you (or other info that you consider important). You can make it mandatory and disable contact until the user accepts it. 🛒 Integration with WooCommerce Set CTAs and Start Messages for shop page, product pages and for products on sale. Add a WhatsApp Contact Button directly on your product page next to the “Add to cart” button or choose the best position, even on products without a price. 🧩 WhatsApp Contact Button Block Add beautiful and customizable WhatsApp contact buttons in the Block Editor. You can define phone and initial message of the button or use the post/general Joinchat settings (ideal for Reusable Blocks). Enable QR Code on desktop to allow your visitors to scan it and start messaging from their phone. 🃏 Dynamic Variables Use variables in your CTAs and Start Messages that change dynamically for each page: {SITE} ➡ Website title {TITLE} ➡ Current page title {HOME} ➡ Website home url {URL} ➡ Current page url {HREF} ➡ Current page url (full with query params) {PRODUCT} ➡ Product name (Woo) {SKU} ➡ Product SKU (Woo) {REGULAR} ➡ Product regular price (Woo) {PRICE} ➡ Product current price (Woo) {DISCOUNT} ➡ Product percent discount when is on sale (Woo) 📈 Analytics Integration Automatically send events to Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel when the user opens WhatsApp. — 🆕 — Clicks counter in your WordPress dashboard Google Analytics 4 send the recommended "generate_lead" event Google Tag Manager send "JoinChat" event Facebook Pixel send "JoinChat" event Google Ads conversion, just add your Conversion ID and Conversion Label You can also create your own custom events or add event parameters. View FAQs / Read more 🍾 Chat Triggers Any element in your page can be a chat trigger, eg: it can launch WhatsApp from a link or show the Joinchat CTA when the user scrolls to the footer. On page load (by url): url query param joinchat to show chat window. Can set delay in seconds, default is 0 (e.g. example.com/page/?joinchat=5) url query hash #joinchat to show chat window (e.g. example.com/page/#joinchat) On click: class "joinchat_app" direct launch WhatsApp class "joinchat_open" opens Joinchat CTA link href "#whatsapp" direct launch WhatsApp link href "#joinchat" opens Joinchat CTA Set custom phone and initial message for direct WhatsApp triggers: data-phone="99999999" data-message="Only for this trigger message". On scroll (when element appears on screen): class "joinchat_show" opens Joinchat CTA (first time) class "joinchat_force_show" opens Joinchat CTA (always) 💱 Multi-Language & RTL Support To be able to support all your users, wherever they are. Our plugin is compatible with WPML, Polylang and — 🆕 — TranslatePress and also RTL languages are supported. 🌈 Theme Colors & 🌚 Dark Mode You choose a color and we customize the entire visual theme of the widget. With Dark Mode display the chat window with dark colors and white text. From settings you can activate it or leave it automatic and detects devices’ configuration. ⚡ Fast & Light Only load what need when needed. Joinchat is lightweight and follow best coding practices. Use vanilla JavaScript without dependencies, deferred scripts and lazy load of styles to prevent render-blocking. See Tests Report and Speed Score. 🔕 No distractions Joinchat integrates with all major Visual Editors and Page Builders and will not appear when editing a page. Supported editors: Beaver Builder, Brizy Page Builder, Elementor, Oxygen Builder, Page Builder by SiteOrigin, Thrive Architect, Visual Composer and WP Page Builder. 🍪 Cookies & GDPR Joinchat can be used without any cookies or persisten storage and don’t collect personal data. Joinchat integrates with WordPress’s Privacy Policy Guide and suggests the necessary text. 👨‍💻 Developer friendly Fully extensible, with lots of filters and actions to extend its functionality or change behavior. Documentation ⌁ If you like Joinchat 😍 Please leave us a ★★★★★ rating. We’ll thank you. Help us with the translation in your language Visit our blog and find tips and tricks at join.chat. Follow @joinchatnow on X. Join chat now!

LinkFlow integrates advanced AI like ChatGPT into WordPress for smart conversations. It seamlessly hands off to WhatsApp and social platforms when needed, not only boosting satisfaction but also helping you grow your follower count and community. Key Features: 🤖 AI Chatbot Powered by ChatGPT and Leading LLMs 🌐 Connect to 20+ Social Platforms like WhatsApp, Messenger, Telegram, and more 🧠 Context-Aware Conversations to maintain natural flow 📋 Preset Q&A Management for FAQs and common questions 🔗 Shareable Chat History Links for seamless agent handoff 🔁 Smart Handoff Options between AI and human support 🎨 Custom Appearance Settings for colors, position and icon ⚙️ Flexible Deployment: floating button or embedded anywhere 🌍 Multilingual Support with auto language detection Use Cases: 🛍️ E-commerce: Help with product info, guide purchases, and 24/7 support 🏢 Corporate Sites: Answer service questions and collect leads ✍️ Blogs: Recommend related content and answer reader FAQs 👩‍⚖️ Professional Services: Assist with bookings, service info, and client questions Why LinkFlow Chat? Unlike traditional support plugins, LinkFlow Chat offers AI + Social Media + Human Collaboration in one package. No coding required, and you can start for free! License This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later. See https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html. Support Visit https://linkflow.chat or contact us at [email protected] for help. External services This plugin connects to third-party AI and supporting services to provide its functionality. We disclose what is used, what is sent, and when, so you can make informed decisions. OpenAI API (api.openai.com) What it is used for: Generates AI chat replies when OpenAI is selected as the provider. What data is sent: Conversation messages (roles and content, including the current user question, prior context you configure, and a system prompt containing your knowledge base), model parameters (model, max_tokens, temperature). Your API key is sent in the Authorization header. When data is sent: When a chat reply is requested or when you run the “Test connection” in settings. Terms of use: https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use Privacy policy: https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy Anthropic Claude API (api.anthropic.com) What it is used for: Generates AI chat replies when Claude is selected as the provider. What data is sent: Conversation messages (system, user, assistant), model parameters (model, max_tokens, temperature). Your API key is sent via the x-api-key header; anthropic-version header identifies the API version. When data is sent: When a chat reply is requested or when you run the “Test connection” in settings. Terms of use: https://www.anthropic.com/legal/terms Privacy policy: https://www.anthropic.com/legal/privacy DeepSeek API (api.deepseek.com) What it is used for: Generates AI chat replies when DeepSeek is selected as the provider. What data is sent: Conversation messages (roles and content), model parameters (model, max_tokens, temperature). Your API key is sent in the Authorization header. When data is sent: When a chat reply is requested or when you run the “Test connection” in settings. Terms of use: https://www.deepseek.com/terms Privacy policy: https://www.deepseek.com/privacy Freemius SDK (freemius.com) What it is used for: Licensing, upgrades, and WordPress.org compliance flows for the plugin. The SDK is bundled and may communicate with Freemius if you opt into relevant functionality. What data is sent: As part of licensing/updates/opt-in flows, standard site and plugin metadata may be transmitted in accordance with their policies. This plugin sets the SDK to WordPress.org compliant mode. When data is sent: During activation/upgrade/licensing flows or when you choose Freemius-powered features. Terms of use: https://freemius.com/terms/ Privacy policy: https://freemius.com/privacy/ Notes: – You can choose which AI provider to use in settings and supply your own API key. Requests are sent directly from your WordPress site to the selected provider’s API endpoint that you configure (default endpoints listed above). – Conversation content you submit may be processed by the selected AI provider per their terms. Do not include sensitive personal data unless you have consent and a lawful basis. – If you disable QR code features or ensure a local QRCode script is present, CDN requests are not made. Source code and build This plugin includes human-readable source code for any compiled/minified frontend assets to comply with the WordPress.org guideline. Frontend chat widget (compiled to assets/dist/): Source: frontend/src/ (TypeScript/React) Build config files included: frontend/package.json, frontend/vite.config.ts, frontend/tsconfig.json, frontend/tsconfig.node.json, frontend/postcss.config.js, frontend/tailwind.config.js, frontend/pnpm-lock.yaml, and related styles like frontend/index.css (when present) Build output: assets/dist/ Admin UI scripts and styles: Human-readable JavaScript: assets/admin/js/*.js Human-readable CSS: assets/admin/css/*.css Build instructions (optional – only needed if you want to rebuild the frontend bundle): Ensure Node.js 18+ and npm are installed. From the plugin directory, run: cd frontend npm install npm run build The production assets will be generated into assets/dist/ per vite.config.ts. Notes: – We do not ship node_modules/ in the plugin package. The included frontend/ directory contains only the source and configuration files needed to reproduce the build. – Third-party libraries used by the frontend include React and qrcode. Their source and licenses are available in their respective repositories.